‘Wife’s lover drove her to death’

Ahmedabad: A man has registered a complaint of abetment to suicide against his wife’s lover. The woman killed herself after writing a note about the harassment she was facing in her extramarital relationship. The complaint was registered on Monday against Manish Prajapati, a resident of Nava Vadaj.

In his complaint, Pankaj Nathbawa, 34, also of Nava Vadaj, said that on September 25, he was returning from work and rang up his wife. He said the call was taken by their four-year-old son who was crying out for his mother. The complainant stated that when he rushed home, he found his wife Rashmika had hanged herself. The 108 ambulance staff declared her dead.

Nathbawa said that in her suicide note, his wife admitted she had made a mistake by entering into a relationship with Prajapati. “Manish and I had an illicit relationship for over a year and he was playing with me,” she wrote. “Manish is in contact with several women.” The suicide note even mentions the names of the women allegedly having affairs with Prajapati. She said she had been fooled by Prajapati . The suicide note states that she was no longer able to cope with the harassment stemming from the relationship.